A group, under the auspices of Arewa Defenders Forum (ADF), has cautioned politicians seeking elections in the state over a syndicate of fraudsters masquerading as elections monitors.
The forum said the fake observation group is going about the state spreading mischief and misinformation campaign against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and other respected party leaders in the state.
“They are no more than a bunch of hungry, idle hirelings in the service of election losers, spreading falsehood for peanuts in Sokoto ahead of supplementary elections in which their paymasters look set to lose.
“The fake, impersonating group known as Network For Domestic Election Monitors, in the state, has in its diabolical scheme claimed to have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the conduct of the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, and leader of the APC in the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, during the national and state elections held on February 25 and March 18, 2023, respectively,” the forum chairman, Bilya Sani Goronyo said in a statement.
He noted that the bulk of the contents of the said petition by the opportunistic group hinged on threats to security in the state and called on security agencies to note where blame would ultimately lie in the event of any breach of the peace.
“The activities of this faceless group of hungry people are sponsored and fully financed by the PDP and its failed government in the state. We call on the security agencies to take urgent action to checkmate these agents of destabilisation.
“We also call the APC and its candidates to remain steadfast and resist the temptation to be distracted and to be less amenable to propaganda and misinformation campaign as victory is ultimately assured”, the Defenders Forum said.
